Weekly Memo 16 July
Welcome back and a very warm welcome to all our new families and staff members. The World Cup is over and we are left with an immense sense of pride and achievement in a country. Many of our learners were privileged enough to attend the various games whilst others viewed them from the comfort of their homes. The learners who won the FIFA tickets enjoyed the matches in their goal-side seats!
Individual Achievements
Kerrin de Nobrega represented the Western Cape team in the nationals at the South Zone Competition on Friday 4th June. There were competitors from the Eastern Cape, Boland and Western Province. Kerrin placed 2nd in two areas (Bar and Floor) and received two silver medals. She came 5th overall out of 26 competitors and was the top WP gymnast. Congratulations, Kerrin!
Rebecca Crous qualified for her Western Province colours for synchronised skating on 5th June. The team is now trying to get an international selection to get their SA colours for synchronized skating at nationals later in the year. Well done, Rebecca!
The general knowledge quiz held at the end of last quarter went down very well. The children learnt a lot about South Africa and the World Cup and Megan Deghaye got 10 out of 10 in all 3 rounds (including the final) which was quite tricky. Great work, Megan!
Devon and Callum Crowther attended a Rising Stars Football Academy clinic in the holidays. Devon received an award for the most improved player in his U11age group and Callum an award for displaying the most commitment and enjoyment in his U9 age group. Well done, boys!
Brandon Gehlig is a member of the Western Province U12A Baseball Squad and has been chosen to represent South Africa in the Little League Africa / Middle East Play Offs in Kutno, Poland from 21 – 24 July. If the team wins the Regional MEA Championship, they will be afforded the opportunity to participate in the Little League Baseball World Series in the USA in August. Good luck, Brandon!
Moonchang Liang and Damian Ewbank won the Parklands Golf Challenge at Wagner’s Golf course in Durbanville on 6th June. They beat all age groups with Damian in 2nd position and Moonchang in 1st. Well done, boys!
Ryan Baines in Grade 2 placed second overall in his age group at the ATA Masters Tournament at Table View Tennis Club on 5th June. He received a medal for his fine efforts. Congratulations, Ryan!
Duncan Edwards (8 years ) swam at the WP Youth Day Gala on 16 June 2010 at Age 9 and achieved the following results: 50m freestyle: 1st place (36,58 seconds); 50m backstroke: 2nd place (44,36 seconds); 50m butterfly: 2nd place (43,14 seconds); 50m breaststroke: 3rd place (53,28 seconds); 100 IM: 2nd place (1.38,64 seconds). His freestyle time has qualified him to swim in the SA Level 1 Championships in the U10 category in March 2011. He has already qualified in the 100 metres freestyle.
Camilla Rusconi participated in the Cheval Stables competition during the holidays and received the following rosettes: Showing: 2 places – where she also came 3rd in her age group and for Jumping she made two clear rounds. Well done, Camilla.
Chanté Grobler placed 3rd Nationally in the “My School Art Competition” and won a R150 Adidas voucher.
Jack Carlisle plays the sweeper position for the Northerns Hockey Team. This holiday has been a busy time for them as they have been practising twice a week for 2 hours. They will be playing their first tournament on the 25th July in Stellenbosch and then they will be going on tour to Oudsthoorn from 6 – 9 August.
Jack also participated in 6 events at the WP Short Course Championships where he received 3 medals, silver 100m fly, bronze 200m fly and bronze 200m IM. We are very proud of his results as it is his off year where he competed against boys who are a year older than him.
Erin Mukheibir participated in the WP Winter Short Course Championships too. She had a brilliant gala and improved all her times. She participated in 8 events and achieved a silver medal in the 100 SC metre IM. Well done, Erin!
Academic Merits
Congratulations to the following students who achieved merits:
10 Merits: Scott Moreau; Paityn Moller; D’Angelo Savvas; Duncan Haylett; Elina Rakitch; Ethan Appollis; Antonia Da Mata; Daniel de Gouveia; Matt van Galen; Nicholas van Ysendyk; Ben Ward; Luke Bramhall; Calvin Clarke; Faustine Malatray; Kayla George; Zintle Mayaphi; Brittany Orlik; George Sparg; Morgan Boast; Ursulla Munyange; Nicayla de Villiers; Chelsea Botha; Nicholas Nesbitt; Daniel Stein; Tamira Corker; Mia Laubenheimer; Jordan Fritz; Shanley Caplan; Kerry Howlett; Zizelda Pechau; Rebecca Crous; Lindsay Friday; Cameron Levey; Moongong Liang; Micaela Melim; Max van der Merwe; Jessica Woodhall; Tyler Duggan; Ariane Essop; Liam Jordaan; Michael Liebenberg; Daniella Mizrachi; Olivia Naude; Jared Schultz; Will Smit; Joanna Sobkow; Micaela Solomon; Stefan Vorster
20 Merits: Jamie Turnbull; Phoebe Bogner; Zahra Payne; Samantha Zandt; Robyn Karsten; Leila Bogner; Tara Pohl; Litha Chimusoro; Jade Simoen; Celina Gruber; Jordan Dowd; Cecilia van der Walt; Tina Hadjidakis; Lauren Malcolm; Hannah Min; Gaby Gess; Micaela Melim; Jessica Hawthorn
30 Merits: Jessica Hawthorn
Culture
Rehearsals have been in full swing during the holidays and the opening night of our musical production will be on Friday 23rd July. Thank you to staff and learners alike for their dedication and commitment – it is going to be a fantastic show!
Please book through Computicket on www.computicket.com or phone: 083 915 8000.
General
Cake Sale
Grade 2 Viljoen hosted the last cake sale of the second quarter. We would like to thank the parents in this class for their contributions and especially to the following parents who were able to assist with the sale: Michelle Bellingham; Manuela Grandi; Gerhard Linssen; Lisa Parkin; Amanda Stein; Hannelie Strydom; Nicole Talavera and Feroza Mall.
Photographs
Class and sibling photographs have been sent home. Your account will be debited with R45 for the enclosed class photograph and R75 for the sibling photograph. Should you elect to return the photograph(s), please do so by Tuesday 20 July and your account will be credited with the above amount.
Parking in Kiss & Go Zone
It has been brought to the school’s attention that some parents not utilising the area in the drop off zone effectively and thus causing traffic to queue on Wood Drive. Please kindly ensure that you drive further into the parking area before dropping off your children.
‘Cool to be Me’
This term the Grade Sixes are embarking on a new life skills programme entitled ‘Cool to be Me’. This experiential course is designed to build self esteem, self worth and self respect in children through the use of games, group discussions, role playing, music and creative expression.
This programme has been successfully completed by a number of schools in the Western Cape including Springfield, SACS, Bridgehouse, Western Province and the International School of Cape Town. It integrates well with the life skills curriculum and deals with many topical issues such as bullying and peer pressure. According to statistics from the course, 84% of the participants felt better equipped to make good choices in their lives after completing the CBTM programme; 62% felt that it had helped to reduce peer pressure in their grade and 59% felt that it had reduced bullying.
We are confident that it will be of enormous benefit to our students.
Founder’s Day
On Friday 23 July, our learners will be dressing in blue to celebrate Founder’s Day and to support our motto: ‘Our blood runs blue’. To dress up, we are encouraging learners to bring R5 which will be donated to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Finally, we hope that you have a wonderful quarter – it is certainly going to be a very exciting and culturally enriching one!
